“Anthony has added that injection of unpredictability up front where he can turn players and run at them,” said Smalling .

“Playing against him in training you know the handful that he is. You can see what he does in games. He’s probably the one forward I’d stick at the top of the list of who I wouldn’t want to play against at the moment.

“We play 11 against 11 in training so I come up against him and other forwards. He’s quick and has that skill.